But Danny looks at Zane. Their eyes meet. A moment of hesitation.

Valentina Rose (Time: 9:55)

“This isn’t wrestling. This is a ritual sacrifice.”

“Episode 4: I lost to a man named Brutus Wolfe. He broke my hand and whispered, ‘You don’t belong here.’ Episode 7: A fan in the front row held up a sign that said ‘Give Up.’ I didn’t. Episode 12: My best friend, Danny Vice, turned his back on me for a contract with Silas Black. He said loyalty doesn’t pay. He was wrong.”

“NO. NO, IT CAN’T BE.”

Now it’s just Zane and Brutus. Brutus sets up for the “Wolfe Bite” (a bearhug into a spinebuster). Zane fights it. He bites Brutus’s ear. Brutus screams and releases. Zane stumbles back, bounces off the ropes, and leaps into a (corkscrew 450).

After the match, Knox helps Viktor to his feet and raises his hand. Respect in the X-Core division. The crowd chants “X-CLUB! X-CLUB!”